He said such campaign billboards and posters did not emanate from him and that the whole thing smirks of mischief aimed at dividing the ranks of the new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
On Saturday, Atiku led seven governors and some members of the National Assembly, delegates and aspirants to stage a walkout from the just concluded Special Convention of the party.
They subsequently formed a splinter PDP opposed to President Goodluck Jonathan, in the most explicit internal threat yet to his assumed bid to run for another term in office come 2015.
Atiku: “It is baffling that people can erect billboards and posters in a city like Abuja in broad day light without being spotted and arrested by security agents,”.
He decried the action assuring that he cannot be involved with the mounting of billboards and posters at this point in time noting that it is too early for that.
The former Vice President in a statement issued by his media office, however, noted that this should not come as a surprise to discerning Nigerians that these billboards are being mounted at this point in time with a view to creating disaffection and division among his associates and ridiculing his person.
Atiku is in London to deliver a keynote address at the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE). The theme of the event is: “Nigeria: Beyond Oil – Opportunities in Enterprise and Development.”
The keynote speech is considered particularly significant because it comes at a time the diversification of the economy is a major agenda for the government in the country.
From London, Atiku will head to China to lead a business delegation to an Investment Conference at the invitation of the Chinese Government.
Source: Leadership
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